Wax-pad



(ModeL) A. R. SHERWOOD.

WAX PAD. No. 419,079. Patented Ja11.7,l890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANNA R. SHERVOOD, OF FREDERICKTOVN, OHIO.

WAX-PAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 419,079, dated January7, 1890.

Application filed October 6, 1888. Serial No. 287-1446. (Model.) i

T0 all whom, it may concern.'

Be it known that 1, ANNA R. SHERWooD, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Fredericktown, in the county of Knox and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tax-Pads; andI do hereby declare that thepfollowing is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification,and in which- Figure l is a top plan View of an improved wax-pad; andFig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line ai fr, Fig. l.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in both the figures.

My invention has relation to wax-pads for smoothing-irons, whereby theheated surface of the iron preparatory to use may be passed over the topof the pad forsthe purpose of forming a thin coating or layer on theunder surface of said iron, and also in providing a construction wherebyall starchy, soiling, or other extraneous matter may be removed from thebottom thereof; and with these ends in view it consists in the improvedconstruction which will be hereinafter more fully described in thespecification, shown in the drawings, and pointed out in the claim.

Referring to the drawings, the letter A represents the pad, said padbeingl constructed of straw-board, and provided on its upper face with aseries of cups or receptacles c., which are designed to con tain wax I),or equi valent substance.

It is customary in ironing clothes to give to the polishing-surface ofthe sad-iron a lubricating-lm of wax, which, when transferred to theclothes, imparts a glossy surface thereto. In utilizing my device,thereheated surface of smoothing-iron, after the wax has become hard, isnow passed over the top of the pad, thus forming a thin coat-ing orlayer of wax on the under surface of the smoothing-iron and preparing itfor use, and at the same time melting the wax Wit-hin the receptacle,and thus more thoroughly spreading the same over the surface of the pad.

As stated, I prefer to construct the pad of straw-board, which presentsthe advantage of permitting the ready shaving thereof, so that when thethin layer or coating of wax upon the upper surface of the pad from thereceptacles has been worn, and the wax Within the receptacles has beenexhausted to' suoli an extent as to prevent the surface of the ironcoming in contact therewith, this may be readily compensated for and theentire body of wax within said receptacle thus utilized.

It will be seen that my device is exceedingly simple in construction andinexpensive of production, and, inasmuch as the strawboard itself iseffectual for cleaning sadirons, all starchy, soiling, or otherextraneous matter adhering to the iron may be removed by passing thesame over that portion of the surface of the pad which may not becovered by the wax coating.

Having thus described my invention, whatI claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States, is-

As an improved article of manufacture, a wax-pad for sad-irons,consisting of a block or body composed of straw-board provided on itsupper face with a series of wax-containing cups or receptacles,substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaffixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ANNA R. SHERWOOD. Attest.:

L, B. ACKERMAN, CAROLINE R. RoBIsoN.

